Once To Every Man And NationOnce To Every Man And Nation

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Once to ev’ry man and nationComes the moment to decide,

In the strife of truth with falsehood,For the good or evil side;

Some great cause, come great decision,Off’ring each the bloom or blight,And the choice goes by forever,

’Twixt that darkness and that light.

Once to ev’ry man and nationComes the moment to decide,

In the strife of truth with falsehood,For the good or evil side;

Some great cause, come great decision,Off’ring each the bloom or blight,And the choice goes by forever,

’Twixt that darkness and that light.

Words by James Russell Lowell / Music by John ZundelWords by James Russell Lowell / Music by John Zundel

Once To Every Man And NationOnce To Every Man And Nation

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Then to side with truth is noble,When we share her wretched crust,Ere her cause bring fame and profit,

And ’tis prosperous to be just;Then it is the brave man choosesWhile the coward stands aside,Till the multitude make virtueOf the faith they had denied.

Then to side with truth is noble,When we share her wretched crust,Ere her cause bring fame and profit,

And ’tis prosperous to be just;Then it is the brave man choosesWhile the coward stands aside,Till the multitude make virtueOf the faith they had denied.

Once To Every Man And NationOnce To Every Man And Nation

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By the light of burning martyrs, Christ,Thy bleeding feet we track,

Toiling up new Calv’ries everWith the cross that turns not back;New occasions teach new duties,

Ancient values test our youth;They must upward still and onward,Who would keep abreast of truth.

By the light of burning martyrs, Christ,Thy bleeding feet we track,

Toiling up new Calv’ries everWith the cross that turns not back;New occasions teach new duties,

Ancient values test our youth;They must upward still and onward,Who would keep abreast of truth.

Once To Every Man And NationOnce To Every Man And Nation

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Tho the cause of evil prosper,Yet the truth alone is strong;

Tho her portion be the scaffold,And upon the throne be wrong;

Yet that scaffold sways the future,And, behind the dim unknown,

Standeth God within the shadow,Keeping watch above His own.

Tho the cause of evil prosper,Yet the truth alone is strong;

Tho her portion be the scaffold,And upon the throne be wrong;

Yet that scaffold sways the future,And, behind the dim unknown,

Standeth God within the shadow,Keeping watch above His own.